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Bush's dangerous trash talk on Iran

Will President George W. Bush manage to leave office without starting a war with Iran?


Microsoft buys into the new world of Facebook

To its users, Facebook is a way to keep up with friends, but to advertisers, it is a universe of self-created focus groups.


The invisible giant of Southeast Asia

Despite its attributes and size, Indonesia's influence is slight.


WMD in Iran?

The U.S. has done virtually everything it can with respect to carrots. It's time for squash.


Friedman: Did we do that?

Is man as responsible for the weather as Mother Nature herself?


Nuclear dealings

In the cases of India and Iran, the Bush administration has opted for exaggerated approaches that have resulted in bad deals.


Temples and bones

The problem with tourism in Cambodia is its potential to delay the political and economic reforms needed to move the country forward.


Losing to revolutionaries; France's 'national heritage'; Thank you, France

Losing to revolutionaries


Pitts: Let's correct some ideas about political correctness

Monday, October 29, 2007 Dear Broward County Judge Jeffrey Levenson: I have a nit to pick with you. As reported last week by The Miami Herald, you had a regrettable moment in court recently while presiding over the case of a man alleged to have had sex with a teenage boy.


Lopez: Comparisons to Katrina are a different class of wrong

Monday, October 29, 2007 You knew it had to happen. The moment firefighters began to get an edge on the fires, pundits, bloggers and other gasbags couldn't wait to proclaim San Diego's superiority over New Orleans in government response to disaster.


Goodman: Is the religious right dead?

Monday, October 29, 2007 In retrospect, it was probably not the best way to reassure the faithful. When James Dobson, child psychologist turned political kingmaker, rose to speak at the Values Voter Summit dinner, he first complained about media reports that the religious right was dead.


Should doctors work overnight?

The health service should be reorganised so more doctors are available around the clock, the Royal College of Physicians task force says.


What can the Saudi state visit to the UK achieve?

Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah will begin a state visit to the UK on Monday - the first for 20 years. What should discussions focus on?


Roger Cohen: Bamiyan's Buddhas revisited

People in Afghanistan still speak of the Buddhas as if they were there.


Rudy Giuliani, the values slayer

The emperors of morality have in fact had no clothes for some time.


Krugman: A catastrophe foretold

Why was nothing done to avert the subprime fiasco?


Bush's dangerous liaisons

Though it has been a topic of much attention lately, the origin of the term "terrorist" has gone largely unnoticed by politicians and pundits alike.


Is 'three times less' three times worse?

Let's not sweat 10 times less, five times more, or a threefold increase.


America's push for war; Brain power; A museum visit; Highly skilled labor; Advice for Bush; A timid U.S. public

America's push for war; Brain power; A museum visit; Highly skilled labor; Advice for Bush; A timid U.S. public


Can English-only voting work?

New proposals could mean only MPs representing constituencies in England could legislate on English matters. Is this a good idea or could it threaten the Union?


Polish election result: Your reaction

Poland's opposition party has won a poll victory. Polish politican Radoslaw Sikorski answered your questions on our phone-in programme, Have Your Say. Send us your views.


Will: The state of the abortion issue

Sunday, October 28, 2007 Almost 35 years have passed since the Supreme Court decided to end America's argument about abortion.


Navarrette: That's just the way the wind blows

Sunday, October 28, 2007 SAN DIEGO — Welcome to Katrina on the Coast. Natural disasters have their own brand of irony. Whereas the problem in New Orleans was too much water, now we know what happens when you don't get enough.


Broder, Stobo and Hermer: Don't get distracted by slogans

Sunday, October 28, 2007 As the 2008 presidential contests heat up, voters are telling opinion pollsters that they regard health care as a vital domestic issue. What's the difference between a sensible and informed debate over candidates' various plans as opposed to mere sloganeering?


Are we over-protecting our children?

According to a new report, risk aversion is undermining childhood experience. Are we overprotecting children?




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